Mobile police searching for 3 men in home invasion

MOBILE, Alabama -- Mobile police are searching for three men in a home invasion that occurred early this morning in the 7800 block of Heaton Drive, officials said today in a news release.

Police said that at about 1 a.m., the victim and her husband were asleep in their bed when 3 men armed with handguns kicked in the front door. The gunmen demanded money and then left.

Both victims were struck in the head and the husband received a cut on his forehead during the robbery, Cpl. Christopher Levy, police spokesman, said. The husband went to a local hospital for treatment for the cut on his head, Levy said.

The first robber is described as a black male in his early 20s, with a dark complexion, between 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 150-160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark colored long sleeve shirt and dark colored jeans

The other robbers are both described as black males in their early 20s, police said.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Mobile police at 251-208-7211 or Crime Stoppers at 251-208-7000 or send a text to 274637 and include CRIME 411.